Chakravarthy is considered a 'mystery spinner' for his bag of tricks that include off-break, leg-break, googly and the 'carrom ball' that he pushes with his knuckle.

Short injured his calf while fielding and appeared hampered when making a quickfire 20 at the top of Australia's batting order before rain saw the match with Afghanistan in Lahore being abandoned.

Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the most important tournament in the country’s domestic calendar, begins today across venues in Dhaka with very little change from previous years as questions could be raised about its competitiveness owing to political influences.

People call the city of Lahore ‘The heart of Pakistan’, owing to its rich history, cultural heritage and the fact that it’s the capital of Punjab, the most influential province of the country.

New Zealand will take on Group B winners South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold the 18th board of directors meeting on Monday with one of the main agendas being the performance of the national team in the ICC Champions Trophy.

The winner of the match will play Australia in the semi-final, with the loser taking on South Africa.

The 34-year-old joins India's Sachin Tendulkar and West Indian Brian Lara as players who failed to translate their many individual triumphs into success as captains.

Both New Zealand and India have booked their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals. But first, they must face off to determine who tops Group A. This will also help settle up the semi-final permutations.

India play all their matches at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, a neutral venue selected after the country's board (BCCI) refused to send its team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy due to political tensions.

For any structure – a physical one like a skyscraper or an abstract one like Bangladesh cricket – the most important part is its foundation as once the foundation crumbles the structure is bound to come crashing down.

They top Group B and join Australia, India and New Zealand in the semi-finals, with the fixture line-up to be confirmed when the latter two meet in Dubai on Sunday.

Departing England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in their final ICC Champions Trophy Group B match in Karachi on Saturday.

Virat Kohli is set for his 300th ODI on Sunday in the latest landmark for the Indian batting great after silencing doubts over his form and future with a match-winning ICC Champions Trophy century.

Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to take part in the upcoming Asian Legends League, which begins on March 10. Shakib will represent Asian Stars in the five-team competition.

Since its foundation in the 1960s, Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has always been a well-planned city, with separate zones for administration, educational and commercial institutions and residential areas –unlike most major cities in the Indian sub-continent.

“All of us have our backs to the wall. Everyone’s salary [in DPL] has decreased. We discussed how we can get out of this situation. The players have already accepted it for this season,” a cricketer who was in today’s meeting told The Daily Star.

But the thousands that were present at the Gaddafi Stadium and the millions who tuned in from around the globe to watch the Group B encounter between Afghanistan and England on Thursday, witnessed an absolute cricketing ‘tamasha’ in the truest sense.

Rain is forecast in Lahore but even a washout will keep Afghanistan in contention to reach the semi-finals, but they will then have to depend on other results or net run-rate.

This is the first time Bangladesh and Pakistan will meet in the ICC Champions Trophy.